Starting-crank.



E. A. NELSON.

STARTING CRANK,

APPLICATION FILED YEB.19,1912.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

IWED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL A. NELSON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HUPP MOTOR CAB. COM- PANY, 0F DETRDIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

' STARTING-CRANK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application area February is, 1912. Serial No. e7s,e74.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, EMIL A. NELSON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county ofilWayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Starting-Cranks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to starting cranks particularly designed for use in connection with motor vehicles, and the invention consists in various features of construction as hereinafter setforth.

In the drawings; Figure 1 is a sectional elevationof, the crank; Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof. v

A is a tubular bearing mounted upon the frame of the vehicle (not shown) and forming a journal bearing for the 'revoluble crank B. The latter is formed of a bent rod having the portion C for engaging the hearing arranged in alineinent with the engine shaft, the laterally extending portion D and the handle portion E bentat right angles thereto.

Toprovide a simple; construction of hand hold I employ a cup-shaped sheet metal member. F, th body' of which is adapted to fit about the portion E and which at its inner end isprovide'd with an outwardly extending flange G forming a hand-guard. This member is secured to the handle by suspending it over the same and forming an inwardly extending bead I1 engaging a neck portion l. of the handle which is reduced in diameter. Yv'hen the spun bead is formed it will be employed to disengage the member 1 from the handle while at the same time the two parts are independently revoluble and thus' the member F will not turn in the hands of the operator. Battling of the parts is prevented by interposing a spring between the end of the ortion E and the end of the (upped member F and as shown, the spring J is located in a recess K in the end of the member E.

For holding the crank in itsrnorma-l up-' an outwardly-extending handle provided with a contracted neck portion, of a sheet metal member sleeved upon .said handle having an outwardlyextending flange at its inner end forming a hand-guard and having a spun portion adjacent to said flange engaging the contracted neck portion of said handle.

2. The combination with a crank having an outwardly extending integral handle and a contracted neck portion, of a cupped'eylindrical shee neta'l member sleeved upon said handle having at its inner end an outwardly extending flange adjacent to the crank, and an inwardly spun bead adjacent to said flange engaging the contracted neck portion of said handle, and a resilient member engagin a recess in the end of said handle and yielda ly bearing against the end of said cupped member.

3. The combinationwith a crank having an outwardly extending handle provided with a recess in the end thereof, of a sheet metal member sleeved upon said handle and having a spun ortion engaging acontractcd portion of said handle, and a. resilient member positioned within said recess and yieldably bearing against the end of said sleeve.

member.

In testimonv whereof I afllx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMIL A. NELSON.

Witnesses FRANK E. WA'rrs, JorLN IV. PETERSON.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914;. 

